Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 614 Cao Cao Reluctantly Returns to Yanzhou

"My lord, as long as we go down to Shenting Ridge, then to the south will be Sun Ce's capital, Wu County!"

Cao Cao's general Zhang Liao bowed to Cao Cao.

"Hahahaha!"

Cao Cao clapped his palms and laughed. After a few laughs, Cao Cao looked at the generals again and asked, "I heard that Liu Bei led his army back to the north bank of the river? Who knows what's going on?"

"My lord, Liu Bei is a fool. A few days ago, Liu Wei sent dozens of cannons to Sun Ce. Liu Bei was afraid of Liu Wei's strength and that Liu Wei would help Sun Ce. That's why he withdrew to Jiangbei, but although Liu Bei Withdrew to Jiangbei, but Sun Ce did not dare to withdraw easily!"

Liu Ye reported to Cao Cao.

"Hmph, this capricious villain is so dishonest, I'll settle accounts with him after I take down Jiangdong!"

Cao Cao snorted coldly, and ordered the generals to prepare to attack Shenting Ridge.

But before Cao Cao could speak, a soldier rushed into the big tent and said loudly to Cao Cao, "My lord, Liu Wei led his troops to the north bank of the Yellow River, waiting for an opportunity to go south!"

Cao Cao thought something serious had happened at first, but after hearing what the soldier said, he smiled and said with a smile: "Hehehehe, I thought something serious happened. It turned out to be Liu Ziyan! If Liu Ziyan I didn't have a bloody battle with Yuan Benchu. I was really afraid that he would cross the Yellow River to attack me, but with Liu Wei's current situation, it would not be easy to cross the Yellow River to attack me. Don't worry about him, you go down first! "

"Here!"

The soldier who came to report hurriedly withdrew.

"Hehe, tomorrow, who dares to be the vanguard to attack Shenting Ridge?"

Cao Cao asked.

"The final general is willing to be the vanguard and defeat Zhou Yu for the lord!"

General Xu Huang stood up and spoke to Cao Cao.

"Okay! Gongming's bravery is extraordinary, it's not bad to be the front part!"

Cao Cao said.

"My lord, how can you kill a chicken with a sledgehammer? The general is willing to be the vanguard to attack Zhou Yu!"

Dong Chao spoke to Cao Cao.

"Dong Chao! How can you snatch my vanguard position! Besides, the lord has promised me to be the vanguard, how can you take it by force!"

Xu Huang stared at Dong Chao and said.

"Hehe, brother Gongming, you heard it wrong. My lord said that you are the front line, not the vanguard, so the position of vanguard should not belong to brother Gongming. Besides, Zhou Yu is the defeated general. You are like a bereaved dog, why use a general to go out, I have a lieutenant general enough!"

Dong Chao laughed.

"My lord...!"

Seeing that he couldn't speak against Dong Chao, Xu Huang threw a fist at Cao Cao and asked Cao Cao to judge him.

Cao Cao raised his hand to signal Xu Huang not to speak, then he smiled and said, "I say, you two, what do you have to fight for? Do you really think Zhou Yu is a soft persimmon? Completely defeating him is enough to show that Zhou Yu is good, this man is a great talent!"

Cao Cao first praised Zhou Yu, and then said: "Not only do I want to take Jiangdong, but I also want to take Zhou Yu. This week, Zhou Yu is a general. If he can be used by me, then I will have another great opportunity to fight against Liu Ziyan in the future." Help! Therefore, the two of you are the vanguard to attack Zhou Yu!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Both Xu Huang and Dong Chao retreated to their positions.

After Cao Cao appointed the two as vanguards, Xi Zhicai said, "According to what I know, I'm afraid the Lord will be disappointed!"

"Oh? Why?"

Cao Cao asked in confusion.

"As far as I know, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have known each other since they were young, and they are like brothers. If Sun Ce is defeated, the lord will let Sun Ce go? The answer is definitely no, and Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are brothers and sisters. If the lord kills Sun Ce, Zhou Yu must be killed." There will be chaos, so I'm afraid I will disappoint you, my lord, you won't be able to use Zhou Yu this time!"

Xi Zhicai opened his mouth to answer.

"If it's true what Zhicai said, then I really can't keep this Zhou Yu!"

Cao Cao sighed a little, but no matter who Cao Cao is, since he can't be used by him, Zhou Yu can't be used by others, so he immediately ordered: "Tomorrow when we attack Shentingling, all the generals must work hard and move forward. Zhou Yu beheaded!"

"Here!"

Cao Cao's generals agreed in unison.

"Let's all go down and get ready!"

With a wave of Cao Cao's hand, dozens of generals all retreated, and Cao Cao was the only one left in the entire account.

Cao Cao was reading a copy of "Spring and Autumn" with both hands, and a guard came to Cao Cao with a letter in both hands.

"Who sent it?"

Although Cao Cao raised his head, he did not put down the "Spring and Autumn" in his hand.

"My lord, the person who delivered the letter has already passed out, and the letter was written in a rush of [-] miles. Please take a look at it, my lord!"

The guard handed me the letter to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao snorted and said, "What can happen here? It takes eight hundred miles to rush."

As he said that, Cao Cao pulled out the wax, and the handwriting that caught his eyes was the handwriting of his eldest son Cao Ang. Cao Cao snorted slightly, and Cao Cao continued to look down, but the more he looked at Cao Cao, the more surprised he was. Started to shake up.

After Cao Cao read the letter, he slammed the table and shouted loudly: "No! My foundation is in danger!"

This exclamation startled Xi Zhicai, who was about to come in outside the tent, hurriedly walked into the big tent, and asked Cao Cao, "My lord, why are you so anxious about what happened?"

"Zhicai, let's talk on the way. Hurry up, throw away all the heavy things, and the army will go north quickly. One step later, my foundation will be gone!"

Cao Cao ordered people to pack their bags while talking.

Xi Zhicai didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly took Cao Cao's seal and ordered the battalions to pack their bags and prepare to retreat northward.

After Xi Zhicai finished his orders and returned to Cao Cao's tent, Cao Cao had already packed everything up, Xi Zhicai asked, "My lord is retreating at this time. Could it be that Liu Ziyan broke through our defense line and crossed the Yellow River?"

"No, no! If Liu Ziyan crosses the river, then I will not return to the army. I will give him the foundation in the north, and I will occupy Jiangdong to contend with it. The person who attacked was not Liu Wei but Ma Teng, Ma Teng Running for thousands of miles, Miaocai (Xiahouyuan) took Chang'an by surprise, and now he is attacking Tongguan, attacking day and night, if Miaocai hadn't been on guard, I'm afraid Tongguan would have fallen into Ma Teng's hands now!"

While explaining to Xi Zhicai, Cao Cao went out of the camp and mounted his horse, intending to lead the army northward.

Xi Zhicai hurriedly followed behind Cao Cao and said, "My lord, if the army is going forward together, the speed is slow, why not send tiger and leopard riders to go ahead and reinforce Tongguan!"

"good idea!"

Cao Cao called Cao Chun and ordered Cao Chun to lead [-] tigers and leopards to ride day and night to support Tongguan.

(End of this chapter)